Daily Current Affairs Updates: 15 September 2014

1) KK Paul sworn in as Manipur Governor: Meghalaya Governor K K Paul was sworn in as acting Governor of Manipur. Manipur Chief Justice Laxmi Kant Mahapatra administered the oath of office and secrecy to Paul during a function at Raj Bhavan, which was attended by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, his cabinet colleagues and high civil and police officials. 2) Arnold Schwarzenegger Meets Jayalalithaa in Chennai: Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger...

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Employment News: Job Highlights (13thSep – 19th Sep 2014)

1. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Name of Post- Assistant Engineer, Junior Scientific Officer, Assistant Legal Adviser etc. No. of Post- 31 Last Date- 02.10.2014 2. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Name of Post - Junior Assistant and Paid Apprentices No. of Post- 2341 Last Date- 30.09.2014 3. INDO – TIBETAN BORDER POLICE FORCE Name of Post- Constable (Pioneer) No. of Post- 497 Last Date- 09.10.2014 4. PUNJAB UNIVERSITY,...

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Daily Current Affairs: 14 September 2014

1) Hindi Diwas observed across India on 14 September: Hindi Diwas was celebrated across India on 14 September for commemorating the occasion of adoption of Hindi as the official language of Constituent Assembly on 14 September 1949. On the occasion, Rajbhasha Awards were conferred upon the Ministries, Departments, PSUs and Nationalised Banks. On 14 September 1949, Hindi was adopted as an official language of the Constituent Assembly. The decision...

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13 September 2014: Daily Current Affairs for Exams

1) Peaceful by-polls held in 10 states with moderate to high balloting: Moderate to heavy turnout was reported in the biggest democratic exercise in India since the April-May general election as three parliamentary and 33 assembly constituencies spanning 10 states went for by-polls Saturday. The elections - regarded as a test of popularity of the respective state governments as also of the Bharatiya Janata Party which held many of these seats -...

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August 2014 Current Affairs Questions (Fourth Week)

Current Affairs PDF August 2014- Last Week Download as PDF: Click Here 1) Name the mega financial inclusion plan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 August 2014? Ans. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Read More about the scheme>> http://goo.gl/ryNzu7 2) President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Sports Awards to eminent sportsperson on 29 August 2014 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Who won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel...

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 12 September 2014

1) Election Commission announced assembly polls date: Haryana, Maharashtra to vote on October 15: The election Commission on Friday announced the assembly elections date for Haryana and Maharashtra. Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath made the big announcement during a press conference that both Haryana and Maharashtra will elect new assemblies in single phase on October 15 and the results will be declared on October 19. "Model Code of Conduct...

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Current Affairs MCQs with Answers: September 2014 for exams

1) Carolina Marin recently became the first European in 15 years to clinch the women's singles title at the World Badminton Championships. From which country she is from? (A) Germany (B) Spain (C) Russia (D) Belgium 2) Which Union Ministry on 9 September 2014 launched Know Your Rights (KYR) portal? (A) Ministry of Law (B) Civil Aviation Ministry (C) Ministry of Information Technology (D) None of these 3) Which team won the inaugural...

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Questions related to Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana for Bank Exams

1) What is the meaning of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?- Prime Minister Scheme for People's Wealth 2) What is the aim of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?- Ambitious scheme for comprehensive financial inclusion by providing bank accounts to every households in India. 3) On which date Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was launched?-  28 August 2014 4) How many bank accounts were opened on a single day through financial camps set up in...

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Daily Current Affairs Updates from 11 September 2014

1) Nuclear capable Agni-I missile successfully test-fired at Wheeler Island: India on 11 Sep 2014 successfully test-fired its indigenously built nuclear capable Agni-I missile, which has a strike range of 700 km, from a test range off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army. The surface-to-surface, single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test-fired from a mobile launcher at about 11.11 hrs from launch pad-4 of the Integrated...

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